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Show Of Mining in Utah f iVl " j r t ,1 - 14 lm lrrfijl f --.-.-...-,.- --.-a. :,,:,v.:. ,-, .3 " .fftZff- yk ttn li.WJJIIIIIWWW'"'"" '5 s . f ' - TtTnrwtureau of Ml"n.. l.bortory which strengthened state'." Scene at new position ln metallurgical field. The position that Salt Lake valley val-ley has attained as the leading non-ilrrous non-ilrrous mining and smelting center In the world can be attributed to a large extent by the research carried on by the smelting companies and to the mineral producing companies nnerating in this area. PThe position of Salt Lake City as a center of metallurgical reserch was strengthened with the establishment estab-lishment of the metallurgical division di-vision of the United States Bureau of Mines with the completion in 1940 of a new building adjacent to the University of Utah campus. This building is one of the most complete metallurgical laboratories in the world. It was built at a cost of $350,000 and houses $250,000 worth of scientific engineering equipment. The continued growth of the mining min-ing industry of Utah depends on continually finding new ore and improved im-proved methods of treating it. This applies not only to the ores of metals which now constitute our greatest source of production but to deposits of metals not now worked. The researchers at the bureau are continually working toward not only improved methods of production produc-tion of lead, zinc, copper, steel, silver and molybdenum how , produced, pro-duced, but toward production of manganese, aluminum and magnesium magnes-ium and other metals in the Salt Lake area. Since the war the bureau has actually entered into development of strategic minerals in this region. A number of prospects pro-spects throughout Utah, Nevada, Idaho and Wyoming have been tested and several projects are now producing much , needed strategio metals. Also on the alert continuously are the research staffs are the . American Smelting & Refining company, com-pany, International Smelting & Re fining company, United Statea Smelting Refining and Mining com- , , pany, Utah Copper company and Combined Metals Reduction company. com-pany. These companies during past years have made contributions to the mining Industry, which, il not in practice now, the mining industry in-dustry of the state would undoubtedly undoubt-edly be comparatively smaller. |
